immobilize

 
Pronunciation: /ɪˈməʊbɪlʌɪz/
(also immobilise)

verb

[with object]
  • prevent (something or someone) from moving or operating as normal: the car had been immobilized by a wheel clamp fear immobilized her
  • restrict the movements of (a limb) to allow healing: other children in the ward were immobilized in traction

Derivatives

immobilization

Pronunciation: /-ˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

Origin:

late 19th century: from French immobiliser, from immobile (see immobile)